Show THE J Copyright 1827 1927 New York Tribune Inc Trademark Registered U. U S. S S Patent Office By y Grantland Rice J TilE THE NOTRE DAME TEST If I any anyone one team with a chance to make the grade STade has a heavier bar bar- barrier barrier rier ncr to break through than any anyone one else the answer Is Notre Dame Pennsylvania Chicago and others may have Just as hard schedules But on Notre Dames Dame's list there are four of o the hardest competitors in football to beat They are Navy Minnesota l Army and Southern Call Call- fornia It is difficult to name four more dangerous sets of o foemen Last fall Notre Dame beat bea Min Mm- Minnesota decisively But at that Dr Spears was ill III In a hospital and the powerful Gopher team had not started to hit Its Is real power Min Un Minnesota was a II different team in late November than it was in October This fall Dr Spears Is well and back on the Job most of or his veterans are around and he also has a longer span in which to get ready for tor the South Bend whirlwind It would not be surprising in the least to see this Notre Minnesota Dome-Minnesota battle ranked as os one of the most Important of o the year wherein the clash between Joesting and Flanagan as rival backs will vill be one one of the seasons season's sea ons on's features TilE THE NAVYS NAVY'S NA SHOT The Navy y will make a desperate sortie against Notre Dame next week In Baltimore when Coach Ingram will send a fast strong Navy team to t the field Many Navy stars are missing from last years year's strength but enough talent Is back to give gl the Western team t am an are even en battle and a great fight A backfield that has Lloyd Ransford Hannegan and others needs only a good average line to start trouble and keep it going While Rockne has gathered more fame through his hs shifts shUts and his passes and his attacks his main strength is a powerful powerful defense defense that few can ever batter down dean i He always has one of the strong strong- strongest I est eat and one of the smartest lines playing football At the height of its power not even the Army back- back backfield backfield backfield field with Wilson Murrell Cagle Dahl and others could make any steady headway against it And the defensive play of o the secondary support is on a par with the play of o the line If It the Navy can gain any ground to speak of o through this Notre Dame defense the Navy y will have ho rio further worry left about its attack EARLY TROUBLES TROU LIS Yale and Harvard Hanard face their troubles early where Princeton should have ha a weeks week's rest before hitting Cornell Yale has a strong Georgia team to tackle and Harvard has a even ev n stronger Purdue run run-In to ward off oH After A r Georgia Yale draws Brown Army Arm and Dartmouth for an October dish and if 11 the th Blue can slip through this barricade It must be berated berated berated rated one of o the great teams of o the year ear Harvard HaT has no better than an even en chance against Purdue and it wouldn wouldn't t surprise any anyone one to see Purdue win Penn Pence Is another with a heavy October schedule that includes Brown n and the Navy There will not be many October I survivors among the unbeaten Few teams have any hope now of get get- getting getting getting ting by d They are out to todo todo todo do the best they can and be b as as' as ready rea as possible for their main objectives In tn November You cant You cant can't have a football team keen In Octo Octo- October October October ber and keep the th razor ramr edge work- work workIng workIng working Ing a month later TO-DAY'S TO GOLF LESSON How many golfers goiters complete their back swing before starting starling the down downswing downswing downswing swing Not flot so many especially in lii times of stress One of the common faults of or golf goll golfIs gollIs Is a back swing that gets geis away too quickly and that is halted hailed before it reaches the end of its Is trip It is usually halted by starting the down downswing downswing downswing swing ahead of time by throwing the hands and body too far In front fronto of o the club heads heds downward blow A complete back swing is the basis of a a. good down swing and it is something to watch v for |